KANSAS SOARING ASSOCIATION

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1 PUBLISHED TO RECORD THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE KANSAS SOARING ASSOCIATION Editor: Tony Condon Volume LVII December 2017 Number 11 PRESIDENT TONY CONDON ( ) SECRETARY/TREASURER BRIAN SILCOTT ( ) VICE PRESIDENT EAST BOB BLANTON ( ) VICE PRESIDENT WEST BOB HINSON ( ) TOW PLANE MANAGER STEVE LEONARD ( ) DIRECTORS: ANDREW PETERS (PAST PRESIDENT) BRIAN BIRD ( ) MATT GONITZKE ( ) DON JONES ( ) TIM DOUBLE ( ) Grob work crew on December 3 rd : Bob Hinson, Steve Damon, Steve Seibel, Brian Bird, and Tony Condon (not pictured)

2 November 4 th - Fall Work Day at Sunflower KSA CALENDAR November 11 th - KSA Meeting - Landing Out - Hutchinson Community College Science Center Room 103 Nov 26 th - Dec 8 th - 2 nd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championships - Santa Rosa de Conlara, Argentina December 9 th - KSA Meeting 2018 January 13 th KSA Banquet - Kansas Cosmosphere February 10 th - KSA Meeting March 1 st -3 rd - SSA Convention - Reno, NV March 10 th - KSA Meeting April 14 th - KSA Meeting June 9 th -16 th - Region 10 North at Sunflower June 30 th - Kansas Kowbell Klassic - Sunflower Paul Wants Photos I have received several nice photos of KSA members in or around their gliders. However, I would like to receive as many members photos or videos either flying or around a/your glider as possible. I am trying to put together a video for the banquet in January. sodie6390@gmail.com Notes from the President Greetings KSA! The weather outside is starting to turn chillier, but there are still nice days to be had! Robert Estagin took advantage on Dec. 2 nd and flew the Yes, we really can fly year round! Warm days have also provided opportunities to keep working on the Grob. The project is moving along nicely. We had a great work party on Dec. 3rd with 5 or 6 of us spending the afternoon sanding. The end result is that a large portion of the glider is now down to bare fiberglass. Let s keep the momentum going! The 2017 banquet is right around the corner. We ll gather on January 13 th at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson to celebrate the achievements of I m still looking forward to getting some trophy claims from some of you, and I d like to see nominations for the non flight trophies from every KSA member! Flight traces can be submitted at the URL further on in the Newsletter. Nominations for the Praying Mantis, Towing Operations, and Maintenance trophies can be ed to me at abcondon@gmail.com Now is the time we start collecting dues for Come to the KSA meeting prepared! Dues are still a low low $100 which includes your SSA dues. SSA Calendars will also be available at the meeting for $10 and we ll be collecting advance payments for the banquet at $25/person. WSA has recently purchased a Ka-6E! Leah and I brought it back from Minnesota after Thanksgiving. This is a really nice glider with a good pulling trailer and I think it will be a great upgrade for the club. Leon Zeug, the previous owner, send me some notes on flying the glider and that is the feature article for this newsletter. See you at Sunflower! Tony

3 Flying the Ka-6E By Leon Zeug, previous owner of RT

4 Soaring Safety Foundation Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic Location: Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, NM Date: January 13-14, 2018 Status: Firm On-line Registration Form Local Contact: Colleen Koenig (hv2flyg at gmail.com) Location: Moriarty, NM Southwest Soaring Museum 918 Rt 66 Moriarty NM Phone: Member Achievements Bob Blanton earned the FAA s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 years of safe flying. Congratulations Bob! SSA Convention March 1-3,

5 RULES FOR KSA FLYING AWARDS, 2017 Unless otherwise noted, the following applies to all awards: For definition of bold terms, refer to the FAI Sporting Code Section 3-Gliding. Awards are to be made for SOARING PERFORMANCES with a START POINT in the state of Kansas. On distance and speed flights, the maximum LOSS OF HEIGHT allowed is 1000 meters (3281 feet) For sailplanes without a SSA handicap, a handicap will be established by the KSA Board of Directors. If disposable ballast is on board at takeoff, any handicap will be further multiplied by.92. Flight documentation shall be submitted in.igc format Task Declarations may be electronic, written, or verbal TURNPOINTS will be attained by entering an OBSERVATION ZONE Wooden Wings The Wooden Wings Trophy is awarded for the longest distance SOARING PERFORMANCE in a wooden winged sailplane. The task may be FREE DISTANCE or 3 TURN POINT DISTANCE. If the COURSE is abandoned before all TURNPOINTS are achieved, the flight will be scored as the distance for the achieved TURNPOINTS, plus the distance to the next declared TURNPOINT, minus the distance from the FIX establishing a landing or starting of a MoP to the next attempted TURNPOINT, but not less than the distance to the last achieved TURNPOINT. Mamie Cup The Mamie Cup is awarded for the longest distance SOARING PERFORMANCE of the year. The task may be FREE DISTANCE or 3 TURN POINT DISTANCE. If the COURSE is abandoned before all TURNPOINTS are achieved, the flight will be scored as the distance for the achieved TURNPOINTS, plus the distance to the next declared TURNPOINT, minus the distance from the FIX establishing a landing or starting of a MoP to the next attempted TURNPOINT, but not less than the distance to the last achieved TURNPOINT. KSA Flying Horse (Silver) The KSA Flying Horse Trophy is awarded for the highest speed achieved around a CLOSED COURSE with a maximum of two declared TURNPOINTS and OFFICIAL DISTANCE of at least 100km and less than 200km. Dennis Brown Memorial The Dennis Brown Memorial Trophy is awarded for the highest speed achieved around a CLOSED COURSE with a maximum of two declared TURNPOINTS and OFFICIAL DISTANCE of at least 200km and less than 300km. KSA Flying Horse (Gold) The KSA Flying Horse Trophy is awarded for the highest speed achieved around a CLOSED COURSE with a maximum of two declared TURNPOINTS and OFFICIAL DISTANCE of at least 300km.

6 Curt McNay Pilot of the Year The Curt McNay Pilot of the Year Trophy is awarded for the best combined score in four tasks - DURATION (6 hours maximum), GAIN OF HEIGHT, Handicapped Distance, and Handicapped Speed. Each task will be scored from a different SOARING PERFORMANCE. The Distance task may be FREE DISTANCE or 3 TURN POINT DISTANCE. If the COURSE is abandoned before all TURNPOINTS are achieved, the flight will be scored as the distance for the achieved TURNPOINTS, plus the distance to the next declared TURNPOINT, minus the distance from the FIX establishing a landing or starting of a MoP to the next attempted TURNPOINT, but not less than the distance to the last achieved TURNPOINT. The speed task must be a CLOSED COURSE with an OFFICIAL DISTANCE of at least 100 KM. However, a 3 TURN POINT DISTANCE of at least 200 KM may be used if you are flying a sailplane with a handicap of 1.36 or greater. In this case, a wind correction factor of 15 MPH will be subtracted from the achieved speed prior to scoring points will be awarded the best performance in each task. Each contestant s performance will be ratioed according to the best performance in the task being evaluated. The sum of each contestant s scores will be compared, the highest being the winner. Charles Henning Award The intent of this trophy is to encourage more people to fly cross country. 1) The cross country task will be a CLOSED COURSE with any number of TURNPOINTS. 2) Handicapped Speed will be determined by the DURATION or 2 Hours, whichever is greater. 3) There is no limit on start or finish altitude. 5) TURNPOINTS may be any TURNPOINT published in the KSA Turnpoint File or a public use airport marked on a Sectional Chart. 6) The winner will be determined by averaging the two best tasks of the year for each pilot. The averaging will be accomplished by adding the two speeds and dividing by 2. Lead C Awarded to the pilot or soaring supporter who makes the most noteworthy non-achievement during the calendar year. Praying Mantis The Praying Mantis is awarded to the pilot who makes the most significant advance in his or her soaring ability during the calendar year. To be eligible for this award, the pilot must not yet have his or her Silver Badge at the beginning of the calendar year. The Praying Mantis selection committee consists of the KSA President, WSA President, Variometer Editor, WSA Chief Instructor, and the SSA State Governor for Kansas. Towing Operations The Towing Operations trophy is awarded to the person making the most significant contribution to the operation of the KSA Towplanes for the year. Maintenance Trophy The Maintenance Trophy is awarded to the person making the greatest contribution via maintaining equipment related to soaring flight during the year. Submit flights at

7 KSA VARIOMETER 911 N Gilman Wichita, KS abcondon@gmail.com KSA Meeting December 9 th 6:00 PM Hutchinson Community College Science Center Room 103 Adjacent to Cosmosphere Tony Condon - XC Flight Planning SSA Calendars - $10 KSA Dues - $100 KSA Banquet Tickets - $25